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Caelan Doris: Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster says concussed back row could return 'within next month'
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Monday, 08 March 2021 13:35
Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster has said Ireland back row Caelan Doris could make a return to action "within the next month".Ireland coach Andy Farrell said last month that Doris would be out for the "foreseeable future" because of concussion symptoms. However Lancaster sounded a more optimistic note on Monday."We're hopeful he can get back playing again soon. Within the…
Keith Earls: Ireland's second-highest try-scorer signs one-year contract extension
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Monday, 08 March 2021 07:16
Munster and Ireland wing Keith Earls is the latest senior player to sign a contract extension with the IRFU.The 33-year-old has agreed to another year, keeping him at his native province until at least the end of the 2021-22 season.Earls joins Iain Henderson, Johnny Sexton and Peter O'Mahony in agreeing extensions to their central contracts.The wing is Ireland's second-highest try-scorer…
Six Nations 2021: Sam Skinner in Scotland squad preparing for Ireland
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Monday, 08 March 2021 04:55
Exeter Chiefs forward Sam Skinner has been added to Scotland's Six Nations squad as they prepare to face Ireland on Sunday.Uncapped Glasgow Warriors full-back Rufus McLean and Edinburgh number eight Nick Haining also join the squad.They replace outgoing Richie Gray, Blade Thomson, Gary Graham, Josh Bayliss, Grant Stewart and D'Arcy Rae.Andy Farrell's Ireland are the visitors to Murrayfield in Scotland's…
British and Irish Lions: Women's tour takes first step with feasibility study into idea
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Monday, 08 March 2021 04:08
A women's British and Irish Lions tour has moved a step closer after insurance company Royal London agreed to fund a feasibility study into the idea.British and Irish Lions managing director Ben Calveley described the study as "an important first step".In 2019, Calveley said a women's tour was a case of "when, not if".The men's team has been touring since…
Six Nations: Ulster's Jacob Stockdale in Ireland squad for Scotland game
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Monday, 08 March 2021 02:19
Fit-again winger Jacob Stockdale has returned to the Ireland squad for Sunday's Six Nations game in Scotland. Stockdale, 24, also started for the province in Saturday's 38-19 defeat by Leinster in Belfast.Winger Shane Daly will stay with Munster while Leinster flanker Josh van der Flier will undergo return-to-play protocols before the Murrayfield game.In a squad update released on Monday, the…
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 11:33
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